Tuesday, July 31, 2012

A quote from the movie BRAVE, a poem on "Your Dimension of Greatness," and a reflection on the Olympic Games.

Several ideas come together today …

First, is the desire that
all of us have to discover and understand our purpose in life.

Second, is a quote from
the movie BRAVE: Merida states at the end: “Our fate lies within us. You only have to
be brave enough to look for it.”

Third, is a poem titled Your Dimension Of Greatness from an unknown
author:

No one can know the potential,

Of a life that is committed to win;

With courage – the challenge it faces,

To achieve great success in the end!

So, explore the Dimension of Greatness,

And believe that the world CAN be won;

By a mind that is fully committed,

KNOWING the task can be done!

Your world has no place for the skeptic,

No room for the DOUBTER to stand;

To weaken your firm resolution

That you CAN EXCEL in this land!

We must have VISION TO SEE our potential,

And FAITH TO BELIEVE that we can;

Then COURAGE TO ACT with conviction,

To become what GOD MEANT us to be!

So, possess the strength and the courage,

To conquer WHATEVER you choose;

It’s the person WHO NEVER GETS STARTED,

That is destined FOREVER to lose!

And lastly, an observation
from the Olympic Games in London – it takes long painful periods of preparation
of many years, filled with tons sacrifices and a huge desire to win the race …
and then we have to show up prepared to enter the race, to do our best and to run
with all of our heart. The message from the movie BRAVE
is that we CAN change our fate! It is a message of grace. It is a message of
hope.

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Married Margaret Sever (a 9th generation Floridian) in 1965. We have two daughters, two great sons-in-love, a beautiful granddaughter and a handsome grandson. Since 1968 I've been a United Methodist Pastor serving churches throughout Florida. Now retired, but serving as part-time pastor the Family of God United Methodist Church in Palmetto as well as a driver for American Cancer Society. Though I'm pastoring a church I am still available to preach whenever invited to do so at other events and/or churches. Margaret and I also serve as tour hosts for various trips through EO. Just contact us to discover the latest trip offerings.